• SeptugenarianSenate@leminal.space
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      For every respect we must all carry our responsibilities… One’s responsibility for respect might depend on their own respect for such a responsibility, or rather, the respect that they may hold towards their own responsibilities which they may begin to recognize the existence thereof, but still lack the general appreciation for either the responsibilities themselves or the respect required to truly carry properly any such responsibilities which may come with such certain levels of respect that may be required in order to respect the responsibility of respecting the responsibility to show such a respect to others, responsibly.

      • watson@lemmy.world
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        “Responsibility begets respect”

        This was my father‘s philosophy, and I must disagree with the inferred position that responsibility is necessary for respect.